Chapter 17 Chapter 17 Bad News

Di Qing shouldn't have left the caravan. It was easy for him and Feixue to roll down from the sand dunes, but it was harder than going up to the sky. The strong wind surged almost flat, howling and roaring, desolate and indifferent, and regarded everything as a humble dog.Under such circumstances, the best way to survive is to stay with the camels in the caravan and wait for the wind and sand to die down. Without the caravan, it is unimaginable to fight against the heavens on your own. Thick clouds, strong winds, flying sand, and screams are intertwined, and the entire desert is like fried beans in a hot pot, boiling madly and shaking.People seem so small and helpless in it.

The strong wind showed no sign of stopping, but Di Qing was exhausted, he had no way to go back, he could only run along the strong wind.When the desert became powerful, it was ten times more terrifying than he had imagined. Fortunately, a water bag rolled down with him and he grabbed it. When the wind and sand finally subsided, Di Qing shook off the heavy dust on his body and turned his head to look over.His other hand was still firmly grasping Feixue's slender little hand. The catkin was cold and soft. Di Qing was afraid that Feixue could no longer hold on, but in the yellow sand all over the sky, he only saw a pair of clear eyes, extremely calm.Feixue pursed her lips, and when she saw Di Qing looking over, she looked away.

Di Qing became more and more surprised, wondering what kind of experience this woman had that made her so calm in such a dangerous situation? The strong wind kept blowing, flying sand and rocks, hitting people, causing great pain. The two trekked along the wind, and after an unknown amount of time, they finally found a weathered rock wall and sat down.With the resistance of the rock wall, they can finally catch their breath.The sky is dark and it is already night, but the yellow sand dancing in the sky brings bright colors to the night. Di Qing was panting heavily, and Feixue's face was covered with dust.But Feixue's blue ribbon was still spotless, and her eyes were still shining.

Di Qing sat down, thinking about what to do next.Feixue glanced over the water bag in Di Qing's hand, looked at the sky covered with yellow sand and said, "We should be in the center of the Muusuo Desert now..." Di Qing's heart turned cold. He understood what Feixue meant. Even if the two of them survived the wind and sand in front of them, they would definitely not be able to survive the hunger and thirst. One bag of water for the two of them would not be enough no matter what. Not enough for one person! The wind and sand danced wildly, and the whole desert seemed to be moving and trembling.

Di Qing's heart trembled with the wind and sand, and it took him a long time to say: "I hurt you." If he hadn't caught Feixue, Feixue might not have fallen off the sand dunes. Feixue followed the caravan and was more alive. Feixue's clear eyes suddenly became foggy, making that elusive mind even more foggy. After a while, Feixue looked at Di Qing, there was no complaint in her eyes, only calmness. "Why don't you say... I killed you? If I hadn't brought you here, you wouldn't have been in danger at all." Di Qing smiled bitterly, "My life is a long-term one, and it's the same no matter where I go."

Feixue suddenly asked: "Do you believe in fate?" Thinking of Shao Yong's prophecy and Yang Yushang, Di Qing felt a little sour, sighed, and said no more.Without Yushang, what difference does it make if he believes in fate or not? Feixue looked at the desolate and gloomy face, and said after a long time: "If you believe in fate, then you will not die. I will watch fate, and I know you can live for a long time." Di Qing looked at Feixue with some surprise, and couldn't help asking: "What about you?" Feixue actually smiled, her expression was always calm, and her tone of voice was calm most of the time.Di Qing seldom saw Feixue smile, and rarely saw such a gorgeous and lonely smile.

Feixue laughed, her eyes first, then the corners of her mouth curled up.When she smiled, her eyes were curved like the bright crescent moon, and when the corner of her mouth smiled, it showed a beautiful arc. Her smile made the wind and sand pale. The arc flow brought a sense of vitality to the desolate and cold desert, but in the crescent moon, for some reason, there was a trace of deep sorrow.But the sadness revealed in the crescent moon disappeared in an instant. Di Qing couldn't tell for a while, was Feixue smiling?Could there be something sad in her heart? Feixue restrained her smile, and just replied flatly, "Who doesn't die?"

Di Qing smiled wryly, and had nothing to say. The wind seemed to have calmed down a bit, so Di Qing and Feixue leaned against the rock wall and closed their eyes, taking advantage of the lighter pressure.The night was cold, and the night in the desert was very cold. When Di Qing heard Feixue, he began to hum the sad song in a strange language. That sad song is full of desolation and desolation in the barren desert. Di Qing finally couldn't help asking, "I heard that you and the coachman can both sing this song, what does this song mean?" He thought Feixue would not answer, but unexpectedly Feixue said sadly: "This is my hometown. There are not many people who can sing it." She sang again in a low voice, but this time she used the Central Plains dialect that Di Qing could understand.

The singing is silent, but Di Qing doesn't think the lyrics are also silent. The grass hurts the autumn, the cicadas are like dew, and the snow in the evening and the wind in the morning are helpless. A hero always suffers from self-sufficiency, and a beauty is easy to get old, this body, doomed! At the Qianshan Mountains of Yumen, the moon in the Han and Qin Dynasties only illuminates the dusty road... After Feixue sang, she closed her eyes and said nothing more. Di Qing understood the meaning of the lyrics, and was stunned for a while.The lyrics are very shallow, but in them, I don't know how many feelings of confusion in life are contained.He turned his head to look at Feixue, seeing that she still had a calm expression, he just thought in his heart, "What is Feixue's origin? She is not very old, why does she seem to have such deep thoughts?"

Di Qing was full of thoughts, but in the end she was too exhausted and fell into a deep sleep. Before going to bed, he saw that Feixue was fast asleep, so he quietly put the water bag under Feixue's feet.Since both are going to die, why not try to save one? He hoped that Feixue would leave with the water bag, and he fell asleep with this thought.When I opened my eyes again, I felt a sudden palpitation. As if realizing something, Di Qing suddenly turned his head, only to see that Feixue beside him had disappeared. This ending was actually in Di Qing's expectation. He owed Feixue his life. Although Feixue led him into the desert, Di Qing didn't complain. He hoped that Feixue could survive.

What makes Di Qing palpitate is that Feixue is not there, but the water bag is still there! Di Qing felt his whole body was cold, stretched out his hand tremblingly, lifted the water bag, there was not a single drop of water missing, Feixue left, she didn't ask for a drop of water, how could he live without water in such a harsh environment? Di Qing picked up the water bag, looked around in a daze, and suddenly uttered a shocking cry, "Feixue! Where are you? Feixue, come out!" That voice pierced the sky and stirred in the desert sky, full of indescribable desolation and earnestness.But the sky is merciless, only Feisha replied, not Feixue... Di Qing knelt down slowly, looking at the bag of water, his eyes were bloodshot, as if his heart had split open.What he has never understood is his daughter's thoughts... It turns out that he still does not understand until now. As the wind howled and the sky was dark, Di Qing's lips were chapped and blackened, and his voice was too hoarse to speak.He didn't know how many days passed, he was looking for Feixue in the desert. But the strong wind wiped away all traces in the desert, and he couldn't find any footprints at all, let alone a single person.This storm is more terrible than carnage.In the world, in the desert, it seems that he is the only one walking alone. When he fell down, the water bag was still full and there was no need for a drop. Di Qing lay weary in the desert, letting the wind and sand cover him.At that time, he did not have the fear of impending death, but he found that the wind stopped, the clouds dispersed, and the sky appeared blue. The blue sky is like a ribbon, like the ribbon tied around Feixue's waist. It turned out to be early in the morning, as if nothing had happened.But the wind and sand smoothed the desert, but it couldn't heal the scars in my heart. Di Qing's chest was in burning pain, and he desperately needed water to nourish him, but he didn't even think about drinking water. The red sun had already risen, but the wind and sand of those few days swept away the dust from the sky and the earth. The blue sky was thousands of miles away, and the yellow sand was endless. Di Qing opened his eyes slowly, and saw a black shadow suddenly appearing in the blue sky. The black shadow gradually became larger, and in an instant, a strong wind swept across the sky.A vulture descended from the sky and pecked viciously at Di Qing. Vultures live on carrion, and it is this kind of creature that can come and go freely in the vast sand sea and survive. The sharp beak of the vulture was already in front of Di Qing. Di Qing's expression remained unchanged, his wrist turned abruptly, and he drew his knife to chop off. The vulture was alarmed by the danger, so it wanted to fly high, but the knife was as cold as the moon, covering the vulture.Rampant swordsmanship, in the sky and on the ground, is the same rampant. After a shrill cry, blood splashed, and the vulture flew several feet before falling to the dust.But before the vulture landed, Di Qing had already caught it, sucking on its bleeding knife edge. Di Qing sucked the vulture's blood vigorously, feeling a warmth flow into his stomach, and his energy gradually recovered.Although he survived for the time being, he was at a loss as to what to do next. Continue to look for Feixue?She does not have a drop of water, nor does she have profound martial arts, and she is as delicate as flowers in the south of the Yangtze River in the desert.If Di Qing survived, could Fei Xue? Di Qing was already desperate, but thinking of Feixue's calm eyes, she felt that she would not just die like this. Just when he was confused, Di Qing suddenly heard a groan, although the groan was soft, when Di Qing heard it, it was like thunder exploding in his ears. Is it Feixue?She is nearby? He turned his head and looked over, only to see a foot protruding from the yellow sand tens of feet away.Those feet are slender and petite, they are actually women's feet! Di Qing's heart was agitated, he ran to the slender feet, and shouted: "Feixue...you hold on." Di Qing was about to take off the scabbard to dig the sand, but after a second thought, he erected his palm like a knife and dug up the yellow sand. He was only afraid of hurting Feixue. Quickly digging the woman out of the yellow sand, Di Qing looked over her shoulder with disappointment in his eyes.The woman's face was covered with dust, but her complexion could not be concealed.She closed her eyes tightly, and her long eyelashes trembled gently in the wind, like raindrops shivering in the autumn wind... This woman is not Feixue!Who is she?How could I get lost in this desert? The woman's lips were dry and chapped, perhaps feeling someone was beside her, she said weakly, "Water...water..." Di Qing glanced at the water bag, finally pulled out the cork, and gently poured some water on the woman's lips... The woman finally opened her eyes. When she saw Di Qing, she struggled subconsciously. Di Qing let go of her arms around her waist, placed the dug-up sand behind her, sat down and picked up the dead eagle again, staring blankly. Looking, as if thinking about something. The woman was still a little scared at first, but Di Qing showed a slight smile, "You saved me?" She saw that Di Qing had no malicious intentions.There is a sense of nobility in her smile, which is by no means artificial, but a natural arrogance. Di Qing was disappointed: "Maybe I shouldn't save you." The woman frowned and said, "Why?" Her eyes were full of surprise, maybe she was surprised that the man had such an attitude towards her. Di Qing said: "I saved you, you have to die again, wouldn't it be more painful?" The woman's complexion changed slightly, she looked around, saw the vast yellow sand, stretching as far as the eye can see, she was silent for a long time before saying: "You still have water." "This water is not for you to drink." Di Qing sighed, "But just now... I have to feed you some water." With a split of his hands, he tore open the dead eagle, handed it over and said, "This is for you." Yours... I can only give you these." The woman looked at the bloody dead eagle and was taken aback, then understood Di Qing's intentions, and said in disgust: "You have water, why do you want me to drink eagle blood? You... sell me the water... I'll give it to you One hundred taels of gold!" Seeing Di Qing looking her up and down, the woman asked strangely, "What are you looking at?" Di Qing said: "I just want to see where you can hide a hundred taels of gold?" Only then did the woman realize that her clothes were ragged, she shrank subconsciously, and said, "Sell me your coat, and I'll give you a hundred taels of gold. I'll do what I said, and I'll give you the gold as soon as I leave the desert." for you." Seeing the woman's confident expression, Di Qing felt that the woman might be from a good background.Suddenly tired, Di Qing threw the half of the dead eagle on the sand, and without further ado, he tried his best to suck the blood from the eagle's flesh in his hand.If he wanted to survive, he had to recover his strength first.He suppressed his nausea, tore off a piece of eagle meat, and began to chew. The vulture's meat was extremely rough, and Di Qing bit it with a "creaking" sound. Seeing Di Qing's attitude, the woman was angry at first, and then fearful.Seeing Di Qing eating happily, she realized that she hadn't eaten for a few days. Thinking of this, the woman's stomach growled, no matter how noble a person is, he still wants to eat. That half eagle was bloody and covered with sand and dust, its fur and internal organs were still intact, making the woman feel sick just looking at it.But hunger triumphed over disgust in the end, and noble people, in order to survive, would do less noble things. The woman took a small bite of a piece of eagle meat, only to feel a bloody smell rushing into her stomach, and she almost vomited it out.But she was hungry for a few days, and she couldn't vomit anything.After barely eating a dozen mouthfuls, the woman regained some energy, looked around, saw the yellow sand was vast, her face showed fear, she moved a little closer to Di Qing's direction, and asked, "Hey, what's your name?" ?” Di Qing didn't answer, but thought in his mind, "The vultures fly from the west, and the eagles also want to drink water. There must be a source of water there. So, if you run in that direction, there should be a way out." The woman had already let go of her airs, but Di Qing put up her airs instead, and couldn't help being very angry.I wanted to reprimand, but after thinking about it, I put down my arrogance and asked softly, "I... how can we get out of this desert alive?" Di Qing shook his head and stood up. Seeing that Di Qing was about to leave, the woman hurriedly shouted: "Hey, you send me out of the desert, I... I will pay you a thousand taels of gold!" Di Qing had seen a woman with one foot bare and a leather boot on the other.The leather boots were sewn with gold thread, and there was a depression in the middle, as if something had been inlaid with it.The surrounding area of ​​the depression is embedded with tiny diamonds. With just this one shoe, Di Qing may not be able to make money as a commander all his life. Di Qing didn't know who this woman was, but she believed that she could afford the price. But at this time, what is the use of gold?He never thought gold was useful. Seeing Di Qing, the woman didn't have any intention of moving her heart, she was afraid that he would abandon her.In this vast desert, the woman knew that without Di Qing, she would have no chance of surviving. Turning her eyes, the woman suddenly said: "Do you know the desert devil Shidou?" Seeing that Di Qing's eyes became strange, the woman thought she had caught Di Qing's weakness, and said, "I am Shidui's younger sister, you must save me , otherwise, even if you leave the desert, he will not let you go." Di Qing frowned, and walked away.The woman was startled and annoyed, she was bossy since she was a child, and she didn't pay attention to the men in the world at all.This time she entered the desert, which was something she had never experienced in her life. Sandstorms, nightmares, and death followed her all the time. When she saw Di Qing, the arrogance in her bones was still there, and she only wanted to hope that this man would save her from the sea of ​​suffering. , but seeing that Di Qing was not threatened or lured, and her identity was useless in this desert, she was anxious and angry, and couldn't help crying. After crying for an unknown amount of time, the woman felt the unimaginable silence around her, and she became frightened. She quickly looked up and saw Di Qing standing there quietly, and cried, "I just want to live. Is that right?" Di Qing said: "Of course that's true, but I also want to live. I have feet to walk, and you have feet...you can walk too." The woman thought for a while, and finally understood what Di Qing meant.Gritting his teeth, he stood up and limped to Di Qing's side.At this time, the sun was burning high in the sky, scorching the yellow sand so hot that the woman could hardly stand for a moment.Di Qing suddenly stretched out his hand, only to hear the sound of "stab", and had torn off a corner of the woman's skirt. The woman flinched in horror, "What are you doing?" Di Qing threw the skirt at the woman's feet, and said coldly, "If you want to take a few more steps, you'd better walk with your feet bound." The woman understood, and wrapped her feet with the hem of the skirt layer by layer, hating Di Qing in her heart, but also a little grateful, but tears fell down again for some reason. Di Qing pondered the woman's background lazily, looked at the direction of the sun, estimated the time, and headed west. Di Qing was supposed to go east. Only by going east can he return to Dijinze, cross Hengshan, and reach Yanzhou, which is his home. He suddenly discovered that what he misses the most as a rootless wanderer is the wind and frost in the frontier. mountain moon.But he still chose to go west, because he felt that Feixue would definitely go west, and no matter what, he would see Feixue again. Although Feixue was cold and unkind, Di Qing knew that he owed her a lot. The woman timidly followed behind Di Qing, gritted her teeth and persisted.She knew that if she hadn't followed Di Qing, she might collapse at any moment. The yellow sand connects to the blue sky, and the sky and the earth are endless. Walking alone, you will be shrouded in endless loneliness. That kind of horror...is always unimaginable to outsiders. Di Qing didn't want to know the woman's life experience, but the woman became interested in Di Qing. Although she was panting with exhaustion, she still asked: "Hey... who are you? Are you Shi Tuo's subordinate?" She seemed to be with Shi Tuo Tuo is really familiar, so I always think that people like Di Qing must have something to do with Shi Tuo. Di Qing was too lazy to reply, the woman rolled her eyes and said again: "Hello..." "Just ask me to feed you..." Di Qing said impatiently. The woman smiled and said, "But you can't call me hello too, it would be easy to confuse..." She waited for Di Qing to ask her name, because when she was in Xiping Mansion, there were many people who wanted to get close to Fangze, but She was as lonely as a snowy peak in the sky, she dismissed it. Di Qing is like a white cloud above Xuefeng in the sky, seemingly close to Xuefeng but actually far away. The woman gritted her teeth and stomped her feet, and couldn't help saying: "My name is Shan Shan! It's not the Dan of Dansha, but the lonely Shan. Shan Shan! But two lonely people are not lonely anymore, right?" She felt for her witty words. Funny, with a sly smile on the corner of his mouth. Di Qing didn't smile, but just walked on step by step. Shan Shan soon stopped laughing, she had realized that speaking was a kind of suffering, the hot desert steamed people's sweat, ability and passion, and the skirt wrapped around her feet was originally the first-class silk in Jiangnan.But it's pretty...a lot of times it doesn't work. The silk was torn, and after only changing it three times, a pair of very straight legs were already exposed.She wasn't afraid that Di Qing would look at her bare legs, she was only afraid that Di Qing wouldn't.But Di Qing didn't even look back, the two of them walked until the middle of the day, Shan Shan finally couldn't stand it, fell to the ground, and begged: "You have water... give me a sip, please?" Di Qing shook his head and said, "This is not water..." "What is that?" Shan Shan asked in surprise. Di Qing replied, "It's... Snow..." For Shan Lin, she didn't know Di Qing's intentions, but what she heard were blood words.But hunger and thirst overcame the fear, and she said in a hoarse voice, "Even if it's blood...give me some!" She never thought that she would become like this, and she had never been wronged like this, and she couldn't help crying again Come. Di Qing also lay down, tiredly said: "No!" Shan Shan gritted his teeth and hated secretly, not knowing what kind of person Di Qing was. He was about to crawl over to grab the water bag, but he was afraid of the knife in Di Qing's hand.After an unknown amount of time, Shan Shan stood up first, and said in a hoarse voice, "Let's go..." She was on the verge of falling, but she knew that lying down like this would only lead to death. Di Qing said with a sigh of relief: "Wait a little longer." Shan Shan said angrily: "What are you waiting for? Are you waiting to die? If you don't go, I'll go!" She struggled to walk ten feet, but she didn't hear any sound behind her. Looking back, she saw Di Qing still lying there like a dead body. Anxious and annoyed, I couldn't help but want to cry on the yellow sand. But she couldn't even cry, so she became ruthless, and she simply stopped moving, thinking, "It's better to die like this than to suffer." Even though she thought so, whenever she thought of dying, she still couldn't help but tremble all over her body. trembling.Shan Shan lay down on the sand, looked at Di Qing secretly, saw that Di Qing was still lying motionless on the sand, like a dead body, really wished for him to die, but was also afraid of his death. I don't know how long it has passed, and when Shan Shan was about to faint, an eagle's cry suddenly came from the sky, which was extremely loud.Shan Shan reluctantly opened his eyes, only to see a vulture suddenly descending, rushing towards her viciously, and couldn't help but let out a loud cry. Before the cries stopped, the knife flashed, and the vulture was split into two halves in the air, spraying blood from a single body. After beating the eagle with the long knife, it whirled endlessly and pierced a sand dune far away. Shan Shan almost fainted from fright, turned his head and saw Di Qing rushing over, picked up half of the vulture, and began to greedily suck the eagle's blood again.Shan Shan finally understood, and immediately picked up the other half of the eagle on the sand, and did like Di Qing. After the eagle's blood replenished into their bodies, Shan Shan woke up and suddenly shouted: "I understand." Di Qing ignored him, carried the vulture's body, and went to the sand dune to pick up the long knife. Shan Shan followed behind Di Qing and said: "You are really good at martial arts, my...friends are rarely as good as you. You are not waiting to die, you are pretending to be dead! Pretending to be dead and waiting for the vulture to drink its blood Get out of the desert, right?" Di Qing replied lazily, and Shan Shan said: "By the way, I understand. Although the vultures fly fast, they also need to drink water, so there must be a source of water in the direction the vultures fly. The vultures fly from the west Come on, you go to that place, no matter what, as long as we persist, we can get there. If you find a place with water, you can always live." Di Qing didn't expect that Shan Shan was also very smart, and Shan Shan blushed with excitement, "As long as you have the ability to kill eagles, we can survive if we keep going. I'm really too smart..." Seeing Di Qing black Shan Shan hurriedly said, "But I'm only the second smartest person, and you are much smarter than me." Di Qing didn't bother to explain, he had already climbed a sand dune, his eyes suddenly focused, and he quickly walked down the sand dune. Not far away, a hand was exposed, and there was a person buried there! When Di Qing approached, he felt disappointed, that hand was thick and rough, definitely not Feixue's hand.Shan Shan followed early, looking at Di Qing timidly. Feeling that the man was still alive, Di Qing went to dig out the man buried in the sand, and when the man's head was exposed, Di Qing suddenly froze.Shan Shan couldn't see the man's face clearly, and asked, "Is he still alive?" Di Qing replied: "He is still alive, you should know this person." Shan Shan was very surprised, "How could I know it? You know it...I definitely don't know it." Suddenly thinking of a terrible possibility, Shan Shan's teeth trembled, and his body trembled... Di Qing turned the man's face to Shan Shan, and said flatly, "Isn't this stone mound your brother?" The person buried in the sand was actually a desert devil—a stone mound! Di Qing didn't expect that stone mounds would be buried in the sand dunes, which was as strange as fish being drowned.Before this, although Di Qing had never heard of the name of the stone mound, he passed through the desert and knew that this person was cruel and merciless, and because the stone mound lived in the desert for a long time, he should be better adapted to the desert weather than a camel, but such a person would also be buried in the desert. in the sand? Shi Tuo was not dead yet, Di Qing dug him out, and soon discovered the real reason why Shi Tuo was trapped. Shi Tuo was covered with at least ten wounds. He fell not because of the desert, but because of serious injuries.Di Qing had confronted Shi Tuo before, and knew that this man's sword skills were very good. In this desert, it was even more difficult to match him. Who hurt Shi Tuo? Di Qing thought about it, but he didn't notice how strong the fear alone was. Isn't she Shi Tuo's younger sister? Why is she so terrified when she sees her elder brother being hurt? "Water...water..." Shi Tuo's lips moved, but he didn't open his eyes. Di Qing hesitated for a moment, and was ready to save Shi Tuo's life.He is not a Bodhisattva, but he knows that if he is looking for Feixue right now, he must be someone like Shi Tuo! "Don't give him water!" Shan Shan screamed when he saw that Di Qing wanted to save Shi Tuo. Di Qing turned her head, "Isn't he your elder brother? You don't want to save him?" Shan Shan had a strange expression on his face, "He's not my elder brother, he's an evil spirit, he... caught me in the desert. I beg you... don't save him!" She backed away again and again, wanting to escape, but she didn't dare.If she left Di Qing, she would die, but if she stayed here, it would be even more difficult for her to contain the fear in her heart. Di Qing frowned, and finally dripped water into Shi Tuo's mouth. Shan Shan's tears were already falling, and he shouted: "You will regret it, you will definitely regret it, he is an evil ghost, if you kill him and send his head to Xingqing Mansion, you will have at least a thousand taels of gold. But you If you save him, you will be bitten back by him sooner or later." "So what you just said...are all lies, aren't they?" Di Qing asked rhetorically. Shan Shan stagnated, and said in a trembling voice: "I... have no intention of lying to you. I just want you not to abandon me. I... am afraid..." Tears welled up in her eyes, and she was very pitiful. Di Qing stared back at Shi Tuo's face, and said after a long time, "I want to ask him something." Shan Shan said anxiously: "As long as you rescue me from the desert, I can help you do anything big. Really, you have to trust me." She looked urgent and her tone was full of bewilderment.But seeing Shi Tuo's eyelids move, Shan Shan immediately stopped talking, took a step back, his eyes were full of hatred. Shi Tuo opened his eyes, and seeing Di Qing beside him, he was very cold, and his eyes showed surprise.Di Qing took the water bag and handed the dead eagle to Shi Tuo, who immediately understood Di Qing's meaning and bit it immediately.He "creaked" biting the eagle meat, the corners of his mouth were covered with blood, showing a ferocious appearance.Shan Dan was pale and quietly hid behind Di Qing. Shi Duo was seriously injured, the wound on his leg was deep enough to show the bone, and there was a wound on his waist that was turned outwards, it seemed that his intestines could be seen, but he was really like a stone, with such an injury, he could not die.After he woke up, the light in his eyes gradually turned cold. After eating more than ten mouthfuls, Shi Tuo stopped talking and said in a low voice, "You saved me, but I won't thank you, I didn't ask you to save me!" As expected, Di Qing said calmly: "I saved you only because I let you say one thing, but whether you say it or not...Of course it's up to you." "What's up?" "Of course you have seen the woman with me. Did you see her again when the wind and sand started?" Shi Tuo's eyelids fluttered inadvertently, "Her? Who is she to you?" Di Qing said: "I am asking you!" Shi Tuo sneered, "So what?" Di Qing patted the dust on his hands, and said sarcastically, "It's not that good. Okay, thank you." He put down the stone, turned around and walked away. Shan Dan was overjoyed and hurriedly followed behind Di Qing, not forgetting to say in a hoarse voice, "If you If you don’t have any kind, you can catch up and beg us.” She used the method of aggressiveness, knowing that although the stone mound is cruel, it is also cold and arrogant, and she only hopes that the stone mound really has kindness.He thought again, "My face is full of wind and sand, and I am in a mess. Maybe this stone mound doesn't recognize me." Seeing Di Qing go away, Shi Tuo's expression finally changed.Di Qing didn't need to do anything to him, as long as he was left alone, with his injuries, it would be extremely difficult to survive without help.Seeing Di Qing walking farther and farther, Shi Duan couldn't bear it anymore, and said anxiously: "I haven't seen her since then...but if I recover from my injury, I can help you find her!" Shan Shan complained secretly, Di Qing turned and looked over and asked, "Can you go?" Shi Tuo gritted his teeth and said, "Yes!" Although he was a vicious ghost, he was undoubtedly a tough guy, so seriously injured, he was able to struggle to stand up, tore off his clothes, and simply bandaged the wound.He had lost his sword, but still had the scabbard, so he used the scabbard as a crutch, and followed Di Qing limping. Shi Tuan wanted to follow Di Qing only because he also saw the bag of water in Di Qing's hand. Shan Shan murmured: "This water is barely enough for two people, but probably not enough for three people." Di Qing said to himself, "Wouldn't it be better to use that one?" Shan Shan immediately kept silent, she was extremely afraid of Shi Tuo, but Shi Tuo didn't look at her at all, mixed with anger and relief, she just thought, "He doesn't know me anymore. Both the mound and the wooden mound have turned into dead mounds!" But after all, she has experienced many hardships, and she never thought that Yi Shiduo's eyes were so vicious, how could she not recognize her?Shi Tuo didn't attack, but because he couldn't beat Di Qing. The relationship between the three of them can be said to be extremely delicate. Although they are together, they have different thoughts. Until dusk, no vulture appeared. Shi Tuan knew that vultures would take advantage of the air currents to fly and would not come out again after sunset.But he was not in a hurry, because he knew that Di Qing would not let him die. Di Qing divided the remaining dead eagles into three parts, and gave one part to Shi Tuo.The stone mound was not polite, and tried its best to swallow it into his stomach.In terms of the ability to survive in the desert, he was somewhat stronger than Di Qing. He only hoped that the stone mound could choke to death, but unfortunately he failed. At night, the clouds are vast, there are no stars and no moon.Everyone couldn't recognize the direction and couldn't go any further.They want to save energy, and they also know that walking the wrong way in the desert is not only boring, but may even kill them. The three of them found a leeward sand dune to temporarily escape the cold, but the desert was still scorching during the day, and the heat quickly dissipated, making it icy cold.Sitting like a stone, he has long been used to the repetition of the desert.Di Qing has a strong physique. Although he was exhausted from running around in the desert, his injuries have recovered by 70% to 80%. Resistance to the cold is not a problem.Only Shan Shan, who seemed to have been spoiled and spoiled since childhood, huddled into a ball, and even sneaked up to Di Qing's feet in the middle of the night. On the one hand, she is afraid of the cold, but she is even more afraid of stones.Although Di Qing was cold, he was still a person. The stone mound was a stone, a demon, a ghost, but not a person! It's a long night, but there is always a dawn. Shan Shan opened his eyes and felt the unspeakable stillness of the desert when the sky cleared up. He looked at Di Qing anxiously, and seeing that Di Qing was gone, he was startled and almost jumped up.When he saw Di Qing sitting on the sand dune, gazing into the distance, he couldn't help being stunned. She has always been used to being flattered, and after a few days in the desert, she somewhat changed her temperament.Originally, she thought Di Qing was arrogant and unreasonable, but when she saw him sitting alone on the sand dune, feeling desolate and wasted, she suddenly felt... even if he was sitting among tens of thousands of people, standing in the busiest market in the world, he would still be the same. It is difficult to wash away the loneliness in the bones. Just looking at Di Qing, I forgot that I was in the desert for a moment. Di Qing saw Shan Shan got up, patted the dust off his body, and was ready to go west.Shi Tuan struggled to stand up, looked at Shan Shan indifferently, and followed Di Qing staggeringly. Just about to take a step, he suddenly kicked something and staggered.Looking down, I saw a shoe suddenly appeared under my feet.The shoes are not luxurious, they are made of dead vines, with eagle feathers on the bottom, simple and simple, but they are exactly what is needed. Shan Shan was overjoyed, and couldn't help but put on the shoes, feeling the softness of the eagle's feathers, which had already soothed a painful foot that was blistered with blood, and felt a burst of excitement. In her life, she has had more than thousands of pairs of shoes, but she has never had a shoe as pleasant as it is today. Of course the shoes didn't fall out of nowhere, Shan Shan thought, "Of course it wasn't made by that scoundrel Shidiao. There are only three people in the desert, and he didn't make it himself. So, it was made by that wooden man. I really didn't see it. He And a pair of dexterous hands." Shan Shan never knew Di Qing's name, just barking.After tying up the shoes, Shan Shan's heart, which was originally miserable, for some reason, became more courageous, and followed quickly. The desert day rises, and the scorching sun rises.The three of them walked forward slowly in numbness. Di Qing wasn't sure if he could get out of the desert, but he didn't say much when he saw the stone mound, and knew that he probably walked right. No matter how ruthless the stone mound is, it must not be against his own life. Around noon, Di Qing repeated his old trick, playing dead and waiting for the vulture to come to eat the meat, and beheaded the vulture with a flying knife.Seeing this, Shi Tuo's face changed slightly. At the beginning when Shi Tuo and Di Qing fought each other, Di Qing cut the skirt of his clothes under his ribs, he was dissatisfied in his heart, but seeing the approaching storm, he retreated.In Shi Tuo's heart, if he really worked hard, he might not be inferior to Di Qing.It can be seen that Di Qing's flying knife is sharp, and Shi Tuo was startled, thinking that Di Qing had a deep scheming heart, so he hid his strength. Shi Tuo didn't know that Di Qing was only recovering from his injuries, and thought that Di Qing was so gloomy and cold, so he was secretly on guard, and was even more annoyed that these days were really bad luck.He had fought Di Qing before, and even if there was a storm, he was confident that he would be able to avoid it, but he didn't expect him to meet a strong enemy on the road.Dozens of his subordinates were killed by the opponent, and he was also seriously injured. He rushed out desperately, lost his horse, lost his way, and struggled for several days. If Di Qing hadn't appeared, the famous desert demon might have died inexplicably. up the desert. But—going back like this, there is still a King of Hades at home, what should he do?Thinking of this, Shi Tuo secretly glanced at Shan Dan, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth. The three of them survived another day relying on an eagle, and Shan Shan was exhausted, and when it was nearly noon the next day, Shan Shan lay down without waiting for Di Qing's orders. The strange thing is that Di Qing didn't lie down.Shan Shan was puzzled and said, "Hey... aren't you pretending to be dead today?" Di Qing stood on the sand dune, looking at the end of the desert, with a sudden joy on his face.Shi Tuo looked at Shan Dan coldly and said: "If someone who doesn't know sees it and thinks you are a woman from a brothel, they will lie down if nothing happens!" Shan Shan blushed and said angrily: "Shi Tuo, one day, I will make you pay for today's words!" Shi Tuo rolled his eyes and said, "Can you wait until that day?" The two suddenly exchanged sharp words, Di Qing's nose moved, and said: "Shi Tuo, have you arrived at your old lair?" Shi Tuo's heart trembled, and he said slowly: "It's... far..." Di Qing tried the blade with his hand and said: "I feel that the wind is also quite damp. The other end is a bit green, and I thought it was confusing. But seeing that you have confidence, you must feel that home is not far away, right?" Shi Tuo didn't believe that Di Qing could have such a keen sense, but when he saw what was on his mind, his eyes flashed ferociously.可见到狄青手中的刀，终于道：“是不远了……到了那里，我一定会好好的招待你。” 狄青弹了下刀身，“石砣，你我本无过节，我也希望好聚好散。你若能帮我找到同伴，我对你……只有感谢！” 石砣“嗯”了声，扭头望了眼单单，缓缓道：“走吧。” 三人继续跋涉，再走了不远，果见沙上已有点荆棘，虽是稀少，但已带给人希望。再向前行，青绿渐多，然后……他们就见到了一片绿洲！ 那草木之气清爽怡人，扑面而来的时候，狄青和单单都有些陶醉。 他们在平日里，早对这些风光见惯不惯，但每个从沙漠死亡威胁活过来的人，都难免对沙漠中有这样绿洲感觉到不可思议。 那青绿在金黄的沙漠中，显得异常动人清新。 绿色，给人以生命的希望。 狄青正在贪婪地呼吸着清凉爽身的空气时，突然间……马蹄声起，急如暴雨狂风。狄青凛然，抬头望过去，见到约有十数骑奔来，已将狄青和单单团团围住。 马蹄铮铮，马刀炫目，给这翠意盎然的绿洲，带来了沙漠一样的死亡之意。 狄青这才注意到，石砣不知何时，已落后了几步，如今已站在了骑手外围的圈子。 变化陡生，狄青倒还镇静道：“石砣，原来你就是这样好好招待我？”他嘴角露出嘲讽之意，可目光流转，打量着四周的环境。 绿洲向西处，帐篷渐多，这里看起来，竟像世外桃源。可桃园无疑是石砣的，他不会允许别人在里面走来走去。 单单脸色惨白，喃喃道：“我说过了……你一定会后悔的。” 狄青不待回答，石砣已道：“你错了，他不会后悔，只要他不管你，我一定会把他奉若上宾，以后想留就留，想走就走。” 单单这才明白石砣早认出自己，迟迟没有发难，只因为时候未到。心中畏惧，悄然站在了狄青的身边，扯着他的衣裳。单单虽没有再说话，但眼中的哀求之意显而易见。 她只能依靠狄青。 狄青皱眉，半晌才道：“你在大漠劫持商队，就是要找单单？”他想到石砣洗劫商队，只挑选大件物品搜寻，原来就是怕这个单单藏身其内。 石砣简洁道：“是！” 狄青不解道：“但她不过是个不懂事的孩子，你为何一定要为难她呢？” 单单突然脸涨的通红，叫道：“我不是孩子！”她望着石砣，恶狠狠道：“石砣，我知道……你没有那么大的胆量敢抓我，一定有人指使你！你可以告诉我是谁，我让我哥哥派人，将他们全部杀死，事后……就当没有这件事发生过。” 狄青一惊，不解单单为何有这大的口气，难道说，石砣也有不敢动的人？ 石砣神色如岩石般生硬，一字字道：“你错了，我就有这么大的胆量。”随即指着狄青喝道：“你……请……让开！” 石砣说完，身形一纵，从一个骑手鞍上拔出单刀，横刀而立。他伤势严重，但看起来只要有一口气，就不会放过单单。 本是绿意盎然、生机勃勃的绿洲，已让人嗅到死亡的气息，那十数个骑手的目光更冷，刀锋更寒，他们来到这里，没有一人说话，可谁都看得出来，只要石砣下令，这些人肯定会不顾一切的冲上来拼命。 狄青手试刀锋，缓缓道：“我若是不让呢？” 单单那一刻，脸色苍白，眼中突然有了泪光。她从没有想到过，这个冷漠阴郁的人儿，会为她出头。 石砣眼中厉芒闪动，笑容满是阴冷，点头道：“那好。”他也知道狄青不会让，狄青和他……完全是两类人。 石砣知道狄青的厉害，本不想出手，但他不能不出手，这个单单对他而言，实在太过重要。他已扬起长刀，准备发动攻击的命令…… 狄青沉冷而立，单单已没有了畏惧，她痴痴地望着狄青，心中只是想，“我只以为在这世上，除了大哥外，不会再有第二个男儿对我这般好……没想到，他不知我的身份，竟然还敢为我对抗石砣？” 单单突然笑了，只是望着狄青，那一刻的她，像是完全不再留意到来的危机。 或许对她而言，生也好，死也罢，一个女子，有个男人肯为你去死，那还有什么可畏惧？ 众马贼已开始对狄青形成合围之势，就在石砣准备挥刀那一刻，遽然有飞骑前来。石砣眼角轻跳，喝道：“等等。” 众马贼停刀，止住了攻势，那一飞骑驰到，马上骑士叫道：“石砣，飞鹰找你。”对于沙漠恶魔石砣，他口气竟然很不客气。 石砣嘴角抽搐，半晌才道：“我在抓人，等会过去可以吗？” 狄青满是惊奇，才知道石砣也是可以商量的。 那骑士神色倨傲道：“和你一起的人，一同过去。” 狄青盯着那骑士，不知为何，心中依稀有种熟悉的感觉。那骑士并未蒙面，脸上好像被烧了般，红一块黑一块。这人对狄青来说，亦是陌生的脸孔，可他为何觉得曾经见过这人？狄青心中古怪，还能不动声色，又好奇飞鹰到底是谁，竟能命令石砣！ 石砣木然道：“飞鹰可以命令我，但不见得能命令旁人。” 那骑士微微一笑，“飞鹰算无遗策，知道和你一起的人，肯定会过去。” 狄青也笑了，嘲讽道：“那也说不定。” 骑士目光一凝，已望在狄青身上，问道：“你就是和石砣一起回来的人吗？” 狄青闻言有些疑惑，心道若真的见过此人，为何这人对他全然不识？转念一想，又有些失笑，暗想自己早就改容，这人认不出自己也不足为奇。 见狄青点头，骑士道：“事到如今，由不得你不去见飞鹰。” 狄青微笑道：“是吗，那你问问我这口刀，看它是否同意？” 骑士脸色一沉，伸手从怀中取出一物道：“你若想见此物之主……还是乖乖和我走一趟吧。” 狄青见到那物，脸色微变。单单大惑不解，那骑士手中拿着的，不过是一根丝带。 The ribbon is as blue as the sea and as clean as the sky... 这样的丝带，单单觉得可以随便拿出千万条来，所以不明白狄青为何会变色。 狄青吐了口气，说道：“好，我跟你去，但是单单也要跟我走。”他认出那丝带本是飞雪所带，这么说……飞雪已落在飞鹰的手上了？ 狄青想到这里，喜忧参半，喜的是，飞雪没有死，忧愁的是，就算石砣对飞鹰都有些畏惧，他孤身来到这里，如何能救出飞雪和单单？ 骑士拨马向西行去，狄青只能跟在那骑士之后，单单别无去路，又跟在狄青的身后。石砣带人兜住单单的后路。事情了结，可石砣非但没有半分欣喜，眼中反倒露出怨毒之意。 众人深入绿洲，狄青见周边花红草青，甚至还能见到有池塘高树，不由感慨造物神奇。等再走片刻，众人已到了一帐篷之前。那帐篷虽不华贵，但却极大，帐篷外肃立几人，腰身标枪般的挺直，狄青见了，更增戒备。 那骑士到了帐前，反倒客气些，对狄青做个请的手势，“你和石砣……”瞥了一眼单单，淡淡道：“还有这个人，一起进去吧。飞鹰就在里面。” 帘帐掀开，狄青举步而入，才发现帐篷内坐着两人。一人身躯娇弱，肤色微黄，听帘帐响动，那黑白如水墨的眼眸轻轻一瞥，然后移了开去。 狄青差点叫出来，飞雪果然还活着，可怎么看起来，她都不像是阶下之囚，反倒像个贵客。飞雪怎么能来到这里，又是如何和飞鹰认识的？ 狄青压住疑惑，目光已定在飞鹰的身上，他无法不注意这样一个让石砣都畏惧的人。 飞鹰果然有苍鹰的气势。他随随便便的坐在那里，随意的抬眼一望，狄青就有中了一针的感觉。 狄青从未见过有人有那么犀利的眼神！ 飞鹰的眼神，简直比苍鹰还要敏锐有力，他脸上带着面罩，遮挡住半边脸颊，只露出薄薄的嘴唇和鹰钩一样的鼻子。他望着狄青，开口道：“你就是狄青？” 他态度不是很冷，但很是狂傲。他的傲然，更像是苍鹰翱翔天际，漠视天下苍生的那种傲气。 石砣听到“狄青”二字的时候，眼皮又在跳，他显然也听过狄青的名字，他万万没有想到，如此沉默的一个人，竟是狄青！ 狄青在西北，官职不高，但远比很多人要有名气！尤其是羌人，更知道青涧城有个狄青！ 单单听到“狄青”这两个字，依稀感觉熟悉，再想下去，眼中有了不安之意。 狄青向飞雪望了眼，道：“你还好吗？”他很不喜欢飞鹰这个人，他明白飞鹰知道他是狄青，肯定是因为飞雪的缘故。 飞雪目光从狄青的身上，落在他的左手上。狄青右手握刀，左手还拿着那个水袋，水袋满满的……有如那浓厚的关切。 “我……很好。”飞雪轻声道。她声音依旧冰冷，但她的眼中，又有重迷雾。 飞鹰突然笑了，并没有被狄青的无视所激怒，“我问的是废话，你当然不屑答。其实你见过我，我也见过你，但我也没有想到，你我会在这种情形下再次见面。” 狄青好奇心起，记忆中，他从来没有见过这个人。飞鹰虽带有面罩，但这样的一个人，狄青只要见过，没有理由不记得。 飞鹰到底是谁？ 为何飞鹰说见过他，而他全无印象。为何他对帐外那个骑士有似曾相识的感觉？ 飞鹰续道：“你我见面，可说是天意，你我见面，也有着共同的目标。” 狄青摇摇头，哂然道：“我不觉得，我和你有什么相同的目标。” 飞鹰眼中寒芒隐去，突然流露分伤感，嘴唇翕合，轻声的吐出几个字，“郭遵死了。” 狄青只觉得耳边一个炸雷响起，身形晃了晃，脸上血色尽去，失声道：“你说什么？” 飞鹰眼中闪过黯然，咬牙道：“郭遵死了！郭大哥死了！你我的共同的目标，就是为他复仇！” 郭遵死了？ ! 狄青确信没有听错，脑海中一片空白。他想不信，可无法不信。飞鹰有什么理由欺骗他？他看得出来，飞鹰没有说假话！ 郭大哥死了？那个对他有如父兄的郭大哥死了？那个陪他开心伤心的郭大哥死了？ 狄青父母早亡，郭遵对他海一般的宽容和爱护，狄青如何会不记得？在狄青心中，早把郭遵当作是父亲、是兄长、是朋友。 可郭遵就这么死了？ 狄青想到这里，心如刀绞，一股悲意涌上胸膛，嘶声叫道：“他怎么会死？他怎么死的？到底是谁暗算了他？” 郭遵武功盖世，若不是有人暗算，绝对不会死！ 狄青那一刻，再也无法镇静。额头青筋暴起，握刀之手也是“咯咯”响动。 那时候的狄青，心中只有一个念头，以血还血！谁杀了郭遵，他一定要杀了对手为郭大哥报仇。 这些年来，狄青变了很多，但胸中那种刚烈热血永在！ 狄青杀意满怀，并没有注意到单单眼中满是惊怖之意，可那浓浓的恐惊中，还有着无边的哀愁，有如狂海怒涛中行着的无助扁舟！ 她一个弱女子，为何听到郭遵的死，会受到如此惊吓？